One more person at polls does make a difference
      How can anyone think his vote doesn't matter after what occurred in the recent Matawan mayoral election?! Paul Buccellato lost to incumbent Mary Aufseeser by one vote! Mr. Buccellato pursued a recount that turned up one more vote for him- and that tied the race.
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Hunting doesn't contribute to society's greater need
      While I understand we all have civil liberties and those who hunt have a right to do so, I am not sure how anyone can justify that a park is an appropriate site for the killing of any creature to take place. I believe parks were designed for people to get back in touch with nature and to work to p...
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Attack on Coleman typical low-road politics
      The recent letter by Joe Caliendo attacking Judith Stanley Coleman - one of the most decent, caring and charitable people I've ever met - is yet another sorry example of the gutter politics practiced by the Middletown Democratic leadership.
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'Tidy Shoelace' ordinance needed in Keyport
      It's almost instinctive when we see a kid with an untied shoelace. It's not a question of "if" he will trip, it's "how soon" before he makes full-body contact with the sidewalk. Yes, it's inevitable that short, untied string will quickly do him in. If only he were aware or forewarned. Same goes fo...
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Coleman defended against actions of Byrnes, Short
      Iam a 25-year resident of Middletown who chose to live in Middletown after a yearlong search for a home throughout central and northern New Jersey. My wife and I chose Middletown because of its beauty and quality of life.
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